House Agent

The house agent background is the perfect background option for a character tied to a dragonmarked house.  

House Agent

You have sworn fealty to a dragonmarked house. If you have a dragonmark, you're likely a member of one of the house's influential families, otherwise you're an outsider who hopes to make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative.   House Tool Proficiencies

Your House	Proficiencies
Cannith	Alchemist' supplies and tinker's tools
Deneith	One gaming set and vehicles (land)
Ghallanda	Brewer's supplies and cook's utensils
Jorasco	Alchemist's supplies and herbalism kit
Kundarak	Thieves' tools and tinker's tools
Lyrandar	Navigator's tools and vehicles (air and sea)
Medani	Disguise kit and thieves' tools
Orien	One gaming set and vehicles (land)
Phiarlan	Disguise kit and one musical instrument
Sivis	Calligrapher's tools and forgery kit
Tharashk	One gaming set and thieves' tools
Thuranni	One musical instrument and poisoner's kit
Vadalis	Herbalism kit and vehicles (land)

Role

  You always gather information for your house, but when a baron give gives you a specific mission, what sort of work do you do? The House Agent Role table gives possibilities.  

House Agent Role

d8	Role
1	Acquisition
2	Investigation
3	Research & Development
4	Security
5	Intimidation
6	Exploration
7	Negotiation
8	Covert Operations

 

Features

House Connections

As an agent of your house, you can always get food and lodging for yourself and your friends at a house enclave. When the house assigns you a mission, it will usually provide you with the necessary supplies and transportation. Beyond this, you have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in your house, and you may encounter one of them when you interact with a house business. The degree to which such acquaintances are willing to help you depends on your current standing in your house.

Suggested Characteristics

House agients are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.